dEXTRIX ▣▣ vs Tapd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
dEXTRIX ▣▣
Navigate a high-speed space adventure, dodging deadly spikes and obstacles with magnetic cubes. Test your reflexes and dexterity to climb the global high score ladder. Split your cubes to maneuver through tight passages.
- High-speed gameplay
- Magnetic cube controls
- Spike and obstacle avoidance
- Global high score leaderboards
- Split cube mechanic
- Outer space theme
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Dextrix is a challenging high speed game which has rapid moves, extreme turns and easy controls to play. You need to avoid the deadly spikes and the cube hindrances. Use the two magnetic cube to dodge the spikes to fly in the outer space... Test your reflexes and use your dexterity to beat your opponents around the world and become the first one in the highscore ladder! Enjoy and please share any feedback and experiences you have with the game! Instructions: The "cube blocks" are defaulted to the center of the screen. Touch the left side to move both blocks left. Touch the right side to move right. Let go of the screen to send them back to the center. Sometimes, an obstacle will show up in the dead center of the screen without enough room on either side for both blocks, so you will have to split them to get them through the narrow pathway. To split the blocks, touch both sides of the screen at the same time.
Tapd
A fast-paced tapping game that challenges your hand-eye coordination and reaction time. Test your skills across various difficulty levels, including a special mode for children. Compete for high scores and enjoy customizable sound options.
- Fast-paced tapping gameplay
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Kids mode with unlimited lives
- Local high score tracking
- Pause and resume functionality
- Music and sound effects
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Tap the matching targets as they fall down the screen. Sounds easy, until the target changes and the speed picks up. Tapd is a fast-paced test of your hand-eye coordination and focus. Play as much as you want — there are no lives. Play for free, forever. Features - Five difficulties, from a slower-paced Very Easy to a frantic Expert. - Very Easy lets you pick a single color and only ends your run on a wrong tap. - One second chance per run on Easy and up to pick up right where you left off. - A high score for every difficulty, plus stats for every game you play. - Pause and resume a game at any time. - Music and sound effects. - Go ad-free with a one-time purchase. Feedback For feature requests and bug reports, tap "Send Feedback" in the game menu, or email support@tapd.ca. Open Source Tapd is open source and can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/cohenadair/tapd
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dEXTRIX ▣▣ at none against Tapd's 3. dEXTRIX ▣▣ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). Tapd's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tapd sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. dEXTRIX ▣▣ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for dEXTRIX ▣▣ against 4.0 for Tapd. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tapd has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
dEXTRIX ▣▣ ships an update every 2 months, Tapd every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dEXTRIX ▣▣ | Tapd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emrah Kavak | Cohen Adair |
In-app purchases
dEXTRIX ▣▣
No in-app purchases
Tapd
- Lives Package First Tier$0.99
- Lives Package Second Tier$1.99
- Lives Package Third Tier$9.99









